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Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway coming exclusively to Netflix on July 1st
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No, but if you're watching in order, don't expect it to be a continuation of Zeta's tone. It takes some pretty big swings between goofy and serious throughout the run, but by the end it finds its own groove.
I like ZZ quite a lot, actually. It has one of the best casts in the franchise.
The Origin can be watched on CR, but it is the serial version (Rise of the Red Comet). At least we have the Unicorn OVA on Netflix.
Oddly enough I'm making my way through Zeta for the first time. I'm at like ep 24 or so. I'm enjoying it a lot more than I did Zeta even though I like more serious content vs lighthearted content.
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This is good news to me. Netflix must have made it worth it since they were trying to hold out for a theatrical release in Japan.
Yeah, 100% truth here. The original trilogy and CCA should be enough. Watch Zeta, ZZ, Unicorn or The Origin afterwards if you're in a binging mood because they're good to varying degrees, but they're not super necessary.
Huh so Nozomu Sasaki has a role?Man, this is one solid Gundam name
He seemed pissed after not getting the lead role (I mean dude has been Hathaway since 1988) so I didn't expect him to show up, good for him.
Well I mean "since 1988" isn't saying much since it was one movie only.
Lots of games, too. Hathaway's Flash was in the Versus and G Gen games and made its SRW debut in Super Robot Wars V in 2017.
I hope that later down the road, Netflix somehow secures the streaming rights to UC shows too. It would be nice for a single streaming actor to consolidate as much of these shows, OVAs and movies as possible.
edit : just realized Netflix is probably gonna have the awful 5.1 remastered Japanese soundtrack for the original movie trilogy and will skip the original soundtrack. FML.
edit : just realized Netflix is probably gonna have the awful 5.1 remastered Japanese soundtrack for the original movie trilogy and will skip the original soundtrack. FML.
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Yeah I have a feeling that if the Gundam live show does well enough Netflix will be a Gundam streaming source
This is great news! I've been very, very slowly working my way through UC Gundam for the first time the last year or so. Just into Zeta recently but I might pick up the pace to get through ZZ and CCA soon. Would've liked to watch stuff in production order but I jumped ahead and watched The Origin right after 0079. Looking forward to Hathaway though.
I assume I need to watch all of Zeta and ZZ before I can even think about watching CCA?
I assume I need to watch all of Zeta and ZZ before I can even think about watching CCA?
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I assume watching Hathaway without having seen CCA is a much worse experience than watching CCA without having seen Zeta. Honestly, I first watched Zeta after CCA, and it's not that big of a deal. You're gonna get a large time skip, but I've always felt CCA was more than anything a sequel to the OG series/movies. You can and should fill in the gap afterwards.
It doesn't hurt but you'd be fine with the MSG trilogy and a basic knowledge of Zeta and ZZ. And frankly, the transition from ZZ to CCA is a bit out of left field anyway.
Fun fact: CCA was first released here on DVD after the MSG trilogy, a couple years before Zeta and waaaayy before we finally got ZZ.
Netflix has everyone one needs to enjoy Hathaway when it's out. The first 3 Gundam movies and Char's Counterattack.
No particular story connections. But I myself am not really sure why people are calling Narrative "horrible". I thought it was entertaining. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Watched the first three movies and will watch CCA soon. Should I watch Unicorn as well on Netflix? Does it take place before or after Hathaway?
It takes place in between CCA and Hathaway. But Hathaway is adapted from a book series written 30 years ago, well before Unicorn existed. So unless they've rewritten anything as part of the adaptation, it shouldn't reference Unicorn at all.
That said Unicorn is great and worth watching at some point, though it's probably enjoyed more if you least know about Zeta and ZZ, if you don't watch them outright -- there are lots of nods, and some real story threads, connected to those shows.
Z, ZZ, and Unicorn are absolute must-watches if the original movie trilogy (or show) hits the right buttons for you. Most of Z, the back half of ZZ, and the early and end portions of Unicorn are terrific.
I'd say if you want to watch UC stuff, in order of importance.
- make a beeline to Hathaway with the original movie trilogy, CCA and Hathaway. You can't really cut corners here.
- if you liked what you watched and the universe, catch up on a decade of events with Zeta and ZZ. From there, watch Unicorn, and maybe NT (not super necessary but it takes place after Unicorn)
- for more side stories, there's The Origin, 08th MS Team, 0080 for the OYW, and 0083.
- for a glimpse into the future, there's F91 and V Gundam.
- make a beeline to Hathaway with the original movie trilogy, CCA and Hathaway. You can't really cut corners here.
- if you liked what you watched and the universe, catch up on a decade of events with Zeta and ZZ. From there, watch Unicorn, and maybe NT (not super necessary but it takes place after Unicorn)
- for more side stories, there's The Origin, 08th MS Team, 0080 for the OYW, and 0083.
- for a glimpse into the future, there's F91 and V Gundam.
I don't think it's terrible, but I find it falls short of the rest of Unicorn.
This is out now on U.S. Netflix!
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I watched the first ten minutes during a break, might not watch the rest till later, but definitely some nice looking animation from the start!
Watch Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway | Netflix Official Site
After Char’s rebellion, Hathaway Noa leads an insurgency against Earth Federation, but meeting an enemy officer and a mysterious woman alters his fate.
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I watched the first ten minutes during a break, might not watch the rest till later, but definitely some nice looking animation from the start!
I'm hype as fuck .This is out now on U.S. Netflix!
Watch Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway | Netflix Official Site
After Char’s rebellion, Hathaway Noa leads an insurgency against Earth Federation, but meeting an enemy officer and a mysterious woman alters his fate.
I watched the first ten minutes during a break, might not watch the rest till later, but definitely some nice looking animation from the start!
Just watched 5 minutes to see how it looks compared to the trailers, and yeah, it looks stunning.
That was pretty good! Really nice looking fights and good character building.
I honestly don't think, at least for this first part, that you need a ton of background UC knowledge to enjoy it. The characters and motivations in this are pretty self contained. Like you could easily watch this first, and then go back into other stuff for background.
I honestly don't think, at least for this first part, that you need a ton of background UC knowledge to enjoy it. The characters and motivations in this are pretty self contained. Like you could easily watch this first, and then go back into other stuff for background.
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If I have more kids I'll name them Mafty & Quess. I'll check this out later, though I may look into the recommended watches before. I really liked Unicorn even with no knowledge though.
I think it's watchable, but such a big part of Hathaway's character and his motivations comes from what happens to him in Char's Counterattack which is referenced, but not clearly explained in the Hathaway movie.
It has a much clearer connection to the earlier series than Unicorn.
If you don't have the time to watch 0079 + CCA (which are also on Netflix), you should at least watch this 8 minute recap of CCA to get caught up:
Was not a big fan of the movie. I thought it was confusing at times and stuff was happening without any clear reason why it was happening. I had to wiki the book synopsis to make sense of what the current state of the world was and to figure out some of the character motivations. Not a surprise that there were missteps in the adaptation like this considering these were the same guys who adapted Gundam Unicorn. There was also some, really low quality CGI models too.
Really liked it.
Had only watched unicorn and origin from UC before this, so I binged zeta, zz, and cca leading up to this release. Now just wished there was an easy way to read the novels.
Definitely agree with the weight. The lighting, sounds, and animation during the combat sequences were so well done. I watched the movie twice and keep going back to these scenes.
Had only watched unicorn and origin from UC before this, so I binged zeta, zz, and cca leading up to this release. Now just wished there was an easy way to read the novels.
I do wish there was a mobile suit fight during the day in this. They were all in the pitch black and it made some of them kind of hard to follow.
The first person cockpit stuff looks amazing in this though. It looked good in thunderbolt but its just on another level here.
The first person cockpit stuff looks amazing in this though. It looked good in thunderbolt but its just on another level here.
Wish the film tried to explore who these characters were more. It felt like I was supposed to know who nearly everybody was before watching this, and unless I'm mistaken, Hathaway and flashbacks to other characters are really the only recurring characters from previous Gundam lore. Everyone else just shows up in a way that feels like "oh, I should know who Emerelda Zubin is" before she is on screen.
I liked it. Some great scenes. But man it felt so incomplete. It was more like a long TV episode instead of a movie.
Yeah the final battle being so dark kinda ruined it. Don't care for the Gundam designs either. They have so many fucking fins you can't see shit lol.
The earlier battle on the streets was amazing though from the viewpoint of civilians.
Hathaway still uh Hathaway.
Gigi is impeccable character design marred by what I assume is Tomino's manic writing or influence. She's still interesting with her mysterious motives at least.
The earlier battle on the streets was amazing though from the viewpoint of civilians.
Hathaway still uh Hathaway.
Gigi is impeccable character design marred by what I assume is Tomino's manic writing or influence. She's still interesting with her mysterious motives at least.
Kinda how i felt since i haven't seen anything about gundam so far. And that Gigi character. ... Well.
What was interesting is how the MC had no problems with civilian casualties,beside "it's necessary".
Fight was good but sometimes hard to follow.